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While we're just now getting a taste of what winter has to offer, the spring 2013 anime seasons is looking quite tantalizing. And though the outline of what's to come is still a bit rough at this point, it's intriguing none the less.

It's not easy to assess an entire year after the fact, but we do what we can here at Otaku USA. We presented a handful of our contributors with a hefty challenge: Pick ONE standout anime from the entire year, whether it be theatrical, televised, o...

A special teaser after the ending credits of the Hunter × Hunter: Phantom Rouge film announced on Saturday that production on a second film has been green-lit. The teaser featured Netero, the chairperson of the Hunters Association, in front of a b...

One well-received and much commented-on blog post I wrote many years ago covered the "stages of living in Japan". These are the 5 stages I have witnessed, again and again, in myself and in others, and though your mileage may of course vary, they s...

TV Asahi&rsquo;s popular music program, &lsquo;MUSIC STATION&lsquo;, has revealed the artist lineup for its January 18th broadcast. Next week&rsquo;s episode will feature a special medley from Sexy Zone, and miwa will take the stage with her upcom...

MUSIC STATION artist lineup for January 18th by ustar on January 12, 2013 at 2:35 am TV Asahi’s popular music program, ‘MUSIC STATION‘, has revealed the artist lineup for its January 18th broadcast. Next week’s episode will feature a special medle...

For a change of pace, I'll be covering the new season of Chihayafuru alongside Justin, head of Organization Anti-Social Geniuses! We're planning on doing this weekly, so be sure to check back and share your thoughts about the episode in the commen...

AFTER SCHOOL sub-unit ORANGE CARAMEL will be releasing their first Japanese album titled “ORANGE CARAMEL” on March 6th. The album will contain ORANGE CARAMEL’s Japanese debut single, ”Yasashii Akuma“, which ranked number 10 in Oricon’s weekly chart.

Pokémon games have been rendered in 3D before, but not to the degree Environment Artist Evan Liaw has seen fit to craft his very own Pokémon Center. Using the Unreal Engine, Liaw rendered the whole interior in great detail, and you can see the stu...

As previously reported, Resident Evil: Revelations is headed to HD consoles. Now, it has a leaked list of Xbox Live achievements, which you can view over at Xbox 360 Achievements. There’s nothing too crazy or funny in there—just the usual achiev...

When Taito's Space Invaders burst onto the arcade scene in the Summer of 1978, it became a runaway success. Multiple other arcade manufacturers quickly jumped on the bandwagon, including Nintendo. In early 1979, Nintendo released an arcade game th...

IU & Jo Jung Suk In Process Of Finalizing Contracts To Star In New KBS Drama tv-movies posted by Aysohmay 1 hour ago · 0 comments IU and Jo Jung Suk are currently in talks with KBS to become the lead actor and actress for the upcoming drama "Y...

AKB48's 30th single will be titled [So Long! ] and will be released on the 20th February 2013. The single will be released in 3 CD+DVD editions, Type's A, K, B, in both Limited and Regular Editions, as well as a CD only Theatre Edition.

I had the pleasure of attending MAGfest for the first time this year, and of course that meant meeting lots of cool people, sitting in a few panels and what might be most important for some: checking out loads of concerts.

It was announced that Arashi’s new double A-side single “Calling/Breathless” is set for release on March 6th. As reported earlier, one of the title tracks “Calling” has been chosen as the theme song for member Aiba Masaki’s starring drama “Last Ho...

5th single will be released Feb. 20. Sayonara Memory will also be the opening for Naruto Shippuden ending. This will be Seven Oops 2nd time doing an ending for Naruto, their first was with Lovers. [C O V E R]S ourceI LOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE it<3everythin...

One of the main attractions of the Kaiyu type (scenic promenade) Japanese gardens are the tea houses. Other interesting constructions that can be admired in some of these gardens are the “rest houses", places where the garden’s lord was entertaini...

It has been confirmed that the unofficial Super Sentai, Hikōnin Sentai Akibaranger, will return for a second season! It was announced during the “Super Hero Festival” held on January 11th. So far, no additional information have been announced.